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If you like your beaches quiet, the Topsail Island is just what
you’re looking for. This 26-mile long barrier island is perfect
for a kicked-back vacation. Accessible by two bridges, one an old-fashioned
swing bridge and the other a modern high-rise bridge, the Island
consists of three towns; mostly residential North Topsail Beach,
active Surf City and quiet Topsail Beach. Along with the mainland
towns of Sneads Ferry and Holly Ridge they make up the Greater Topsail
Area. There’s also Hammocks Beach State Park near Swansboro.
When you’re tired of resting in the sand and surf, you’ll find
lots to do here. Take a scenic cruise on the Intracoastal Waterway
or learn about the area’s history from pirates to the space program
at the Missiles and More Museum. Tour nearby Camp Lejeune Marine
Corps Base, play golf on one of the area’s excellent courses, or
visit the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center
and check out the Topsail Turtle Project. Be here the second weekend
in August for the Sneads Ferry Shrimp Festival, a delicious annual
event, or try your luck fishing from one of the island’s three piers.
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